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I bet its drumph (Original Post) BSdetect Oct 2017 OP
I don't think a federal court would indict a sitting president Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #1
I think the worm can spilled over a long time ago. BSdetect Oct 2017 #3
Not here it didn't Spider Jerusalem Oct 2017 #4
I have a feeling it is either MontanaMama Oct 2017 #2
I want them ALL to go down hard but SonofDonald Oct 2017 #5
no, this indictment and arrest lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #6
Yep, that's what I think too. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #8
I think that's too big a fish for starters. Mueller's a strategist (I think). He will build it up by RKP5637 Oct 2017 #7
 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
1. I don't think a federal court would indict a sitting president
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 02:34 PM
Oct 2017

and if they did, who's going to arrest him? He'd have to be impeached and removed from office first. Otherwise it's opening up an ugly Constitutional can of worms.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
4. Not here it didn't
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 02:41 PM
Oct 2017

most Constitutional scholars agree that a sitting President has broad immunity from criminal prosecution. You can indict a president after impeaching them and removing them from office, but not while in office.

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
2. I have a feeling it is either
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 02:38 PM
Oct 2017

Manafort or Michael Flynn's son. I think Mueller will start at the bottom not the top. He'll want to see if he can flip the folks on the lower rungs of the organization and Flynn JR fits that bill. If General Flynn hasn't yet agreed to cooperate, Mueller could go for his son to leverage that testimony. That said, my long shot guesses are Carter Page and Roger Stone. My fantasy indictment at this point would be Don Jr. THAT would be lovely wouldn't it?

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
5. I want them ALL to go down hard but
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 02:44 PM
Oct 2017

I also think it may be jr as he's right out in the open on his glee to get material from the Russians on Hillary, he was ecstatic about it and it seems they have lots of evidence.

But then the flynns are a big target also, and manafort is so deep in this he can't escape pardon or not.

For the first time in a loooong time I have a smile on my face you can't remove with a two by four.

It's going to be epic....

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)
6. no, this indictment and arrest
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 02:58 PM
Oct 2017

is to apply pressure to start flipping people.

The evidence given by these underlings has to be compelling enough that even the Trumpanzees in Congress call for impeachment.

RKP5637

(67,103 posts)
7. I think that's too big a fish for starters. Mueller's a strategist (I think). He will build it up by
Sat Oct 28, 2017, 03:01 PM
Oct 2017

driving the pilings with earlier indictments (I think) rather than doing top down. But then again, WTF do I know.

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